Andrew C. Long, PhD

Andrew earned his BA in English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, and his PhD in Comparative Literature from the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City. He has taught writing and composition as well as undergraduate and graduate courses on various topics in literature, cultural studies and media studies at Hunter College, The American University of Beirut and at the Claremont Colleges. In addition to his work at KGI he is currently an adjunct professor in the Department of Cultural Studies at the Claremont Graduate University.

Andrew has published in top peer reviewed journals including Studies in the Novel, Nineteenth Century Literature, and Middle East Critique, and his book, Reading Arabia: British Orientalism in the Age of Mass Publication, was recently published by Syracuse University Press. Andrew's areas of expertise and research include conspiracy narratives and modern fiction, the Arab-Western encounter in 20th century fiction and film, pamphlets and pamphleteering in late 19th and early 20th century Britain and the US, as well as 20th century British fiction and post war fiction from the formerly colonized world. He is especially fond of recent crime fiction from around the world, and adaptations for the big and small screen. Andrew has received research grants from the Hewlett Foundation and the Huntington Library.

ALS 360

Business/Science CommunicationsThis course is designed around four broad themes: effective writing, oral communication, teamwork, and leadership. Classes will be a blend of interactive lectures from faculty and industry executives, and workshops.